Paul Cummins
Amazing New Fertilizer
These hostas have been here since I moved in 12 years ago. I fertilized them with the usual stinky, burning, manufactured nitrogen...
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Paul Cummins
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Butt Ugly to Gorgeous Concrete Steps
My basement stairs. As with any painting, prep is the most important. Had to patch holes and cracks with concrete patch and clean and...
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Paul Cummins
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Great idea for older houses that need a little more sunshine!
Here's my feet in what I call our Breezeway. Double carport I decked and screened in. We spend most of our time out here for three...
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Paul Cummins
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Concrete "Printed" House: Half the Cost!
These definitely have a different look, yet they couldn't be stronger. No wood framing to rot; no broken or melted vinyl siding; no water...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Staycation: Carport to Comfort
Cars don't need a room of their own. It doesn't even snow anymore in the DMV. I put wood 2 by 10's down for a deck and screened this in...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
It's a Roof and a Patio!
Duradek is a PVC material used when floor traffic is involved. I recommend using outdoor rugs under furniture to prevent breaches. It...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Friends and Oddities Found Along the Way
Love this job. Always new friends to make and new mysteries to solve. This happy, huge fellow graced my inspection the other day. Very...
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Paul Cummins
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Glazing: a lost art.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/when-old-windows-need-new-glazing-around-the-panes/2020/10/03/62e91c46-fdb2-11ea-9ceb-061d6...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Solution for sagging lintel over garage!
See cracks all the time over those two-car garages on brick townhomes. Click on image or text to find LINTEL LIFT.
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Paul Cummins
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
A Heck of a Deck!
This is a 16-year-old deck with one inch wood decking and wood railings. Never seen anything like it! At 15 years the one-inch boards...
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Paul Cummins
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
Butt Gaps: Not good for any of us.
The more I inspect, the more I respect the challenge of constructing a home. Products, codes and best practices are constantly changing....
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Hot and Bollard 'Cause My Door is Dented
Click on image to buy covers for these nasty door dingers!
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Uphill of Egress Windows
This house is still under construction and will therefore get better grading, yet it shows what happens when there is no sealant around...
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Paul Cummins
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Building Museum Great on a Hot Day!
Washington's Building Museum has a feature called LAWN. Built on scaffolding is a turf hill with hammocks and corn hole games. On a...
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Paul Cummins
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
Gotta Get Fresh Air In!
Just like you can't use your deck in the summer without a 9 foot umbrella, you don't want bugs entering as you go inside repeatedly to...
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Paul Cummins
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
Does anyone want to paint trim 40 ft off the ground?
Ok, this is a picture of a polar bear in a snowstorm! NOT! This is the kind of board you want to replace those rotten trim boards on...
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Paul Cummins
- Mar 15, 2019
- 1 min
Outdoor hinges
Door to lovely rooftop deck had interior hinges installed. They are rusting and the pins can be knocked out easily and the door removed...
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Paul Cummins
- Jan 18, 2019
- 1 min
Draft and Pest Barrier
New Xcluder product to fill gaps and holes. Says it won't rust. Comes in door sweeps too. #exterior #pests
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Paul Cummins
- Sep 29, 2018
- 1 min
Loose Vinyl Siding
Just takes a very simple tool: Click on image for link. #exterior #maintenance
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Paul Cummins
- Jul 23, 2018
- 1 min
The Sun's Power!
93,000,000 miles a way, a billionth of it's energy hitting the day side of earth, and yet it's mere glancing reflection off a window can...
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